Stabroek News - 2021-05-08

• $175M contract signed for North West practical instructio­n dep’t:
• US seeking jail term of 17 to 21 years for ‘Big Head’
• MPs among group charged with illegal procession after petition ruling
• Arjoon-Martins calls for sanctions against company which ripped away mangroves
• Demerara Bank registers $1.31B after-tax profit for half year - unaudited figures
• Giftland makes COVID vaccinatio­n mandatory for new recruits
• Court upholds wife killer’s conviction but sets aside death sentence
• Voters flock to PM Johnson's party as Labour loses bastion
• Tough U.S. jobs report shows Biden's rocky road to full economic recovery
• Sinopharm vaccine gets WHO nod in potential boost to COVAX pipeline
• CDC says U.S.-bound air travelers can use some self-administer­ed COVID-19 tests
• Trinidad on the brink -Rowley
• India’s Covid catastroph­e
• Astounding number of tax returns filed both manually and electronic­ally
• Is there a link between Covid-19 and climate change?
• Market Vendors Union supports ‘vendors Mayor’ in M&CC and Local Government imbroglio
• The people of Sisters Village, Good Intent & Wales Community Public School demand vacant lot be transforme­d into playground
• No mention of the political opposition in implementa­tion of electoral law reform
• It is my fervent hope that three and four lives a day does not justify the profit margins for the few
• All races have an equal place in the Guyana we live in
• Shallow Graves
• Ally mum on PNCR congress decision
• Ali offers regret over Arrival Day statement
• Ministry seeking legal advice on compensati­on for flood-hit Little Diamond residents
• GPL spared penalty for 2020 underperfo­rmance
• Swan youth wanted over murder
• Accused in fatal stabbing over phone remanded on murder charge
• Fair system in place to decide contracts, says Adams
• Indian board yet to discuss IPL offer from English counties
• Malaysia Open postponed due to surge in COVID-19 cases
• Hamilton fastest in Spanish GP practice
• NBA roundup: Clippers complete season sweep of Lakers
• Basketball­er Cambage says Australia “whitewashi­ng” Games promotions
• India paddler Sathiyan plots medal surprise in Tokyo
• Shami, Jadeja return to India’s test squad for England tour
• Fitness Express sponsors Novices, Mr Linden bodybuildi­ng c/ships
• Small role for Brathwaite as Gloucester­shire dominate
• Harper, Adams outline criteria for contractin­g batsmen
• Quarter finalists decided for Babulall & Son Softball T10
• Varied approach necessary for award of contracts, says chief selector
• GCB, BCB want answers on snub of Guyanese cricketers
• Indo Caribbean Society aired virtual Nrityageet
• Eating odd bits Pig Ear Sandwich
• Jamal Durant speaks through his art
• Often, the woman cannot just leave

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